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How to Win Gragas vs Riven Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Riven

How to Beat Riven as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Riven as Gragas

based on 2,355 Gragas vs Riven matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our dataset, Gragas faced off against Riven in 2355 games. Using so many games with Gragas vs Riven provides us faith in our ability to prepare actionable data and a recommended build to suppress your foe. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Gragas has to counter Riven in only 3.6% of his matches.

Gragas vs Riven Matchup Summary

Gragas does a ok job of countering Riven. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Gragas against Riven rounds, Gragas’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Riven.

Best Gragas vs Riven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomZhonya's HourglassLich BaneCosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
>
Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Riven as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Riven

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Advice to Win Against Riven

All of Riven's damage is physical, prioritize high Armor if an opposing Riven gets out of control.

Riven has a great deal of mobility but she cannot move very far with any one skill. Rooting or silencing her during her combo will greatly reduce her effectiveness.

Riven excels at dueling multiple melee attackers at once, as she will be on an almost equal footing damage-wise. If pairing up against Riven, don't go in as double melee until she has expended her full combo.

Gragas vs Riven Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Riven Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.4
5.7
< Deaths >
6
7.1
< Assists >
4.4
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
116
< Minions Killed >
179
0.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,492
< Physical Damage >
18,212
17,340
< Magic Damage >
60
601
< True Damage >
1,086
19,434
< Damage Dealt >
19,358
28,794
< Damage Taken >
24,987
11,304
< Gold Earned >
11,958
1.63
< Towers >
2.21
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
11,773
< Total Healing >
5,159
14,044
< Experience >
14,845
21
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
415
< Time Dealing CC >
127

How to Counter Riven with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several vital Gragas versus Riven matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences between these two champs. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Riven’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Riven..

Gragas usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Riven. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Riven

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Riven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Riven

Who is Better, Gragas or Riven?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually fairs equally well when facing off against Riven, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes an ok counter for Riven.

While Gragas does have a lower win rate compared to Riven, when on opposite teams, Gragas also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gragas into Riven.

Additionally, Gragas has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Riven. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Riven matchups, Riven is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Gragas is a somewhat poor counter for Riven. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Riven.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Riven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Riven as Gragas, we analyzed 2,355 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Riven as Gragas comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Gragas Build Riven Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Gragas to counter Riven during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas on average gets less CS as Riven. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Gragas versus Riven build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Riven than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Riven with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Riven as Gragas, you should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Gragas vs Riven counter picks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.8% winrate overall.

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